The Best Homemade Buttermilk Pancakes

By Becky Jo

Ingredients

• 1 to 2 cups buttermilk
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) of butter, melted and cooled,
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons of baking soda
• 3 tablespoons of granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon of kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional
• Butter flavor non-stick spray, or additional butter for the skillet

Details

Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 15mins
Adapted from deepsouthdish.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions

Combine 1 cup of the buttermilk, with the melted butter and egg; set aside. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, sugar and salt, and add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture. Gently combine, adding additional buttermilk only if needed. Mixture should be thick and lumpy; avoid overmixing. Add vanilla extract if using.

Heat a non-stick skillet over medium high heat, butter the pan or spray with non-stick spray and spoon 1/4 cup measure of batter into pan. When pancakes begin to bubble up and edges appear to be dry, turn over to brown the other side. Serve immediately with additional butter, warmed syrup and fruit. Skillet apples are excellent with these. Makes about 16 depending on the size you make them. Can halve recipe.

~Cook's Notes~

Variation: Add in 2 tablespoons of sour cream, Greek yogurt or plain yogurt. For chocolate chip or blueberry, pour batter into pan, then scattered some mini chocolate chips or fresh or frozen blueberries into the batter; allow to set as usual then turn.

Tip: Make a batch or two of these for freezing. Simply make the pancakes and let cool. Spray a large baking sheet with non-stick spray and stack pancakes in a single layer on the baking sheet. Flash freeze until frozen solid, then transfer to a large zippered freezer bag.

NO BUTTERMILK? NO PROBLEM!!

Can substitute 3/4 cup of regular milk, but if you do, add 2 teaspoons of baking powder and eliminate the baking soda, or make a homemade buttermilk substitute using regular whole milk and vinegar. A buttermilk substitute will never take the place of real buttermilk, but it will work in a pinch.

Source: http://deepsouthdish.com